Saturday, November 10, 2012

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

The present perfect continuous indicate us that somethig started in the past and and continues in the present. (El presente perfecto contuo nos indica que algo empezo en el pasado y continua en el presente).

Affirmative sentences

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

Noa has been playing soccer all the day. (Noa ha estado jugando futbol todo el dia)
They have been watching tv all night.
She has been dancing since yesterday. (Ella ha estado bailando deste ayer)

Negative sentences

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + NOT + BEEN+ ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

He has not been listening to music today. ( el no ha estado escuchando musica hoy)
We have not been sleeping in class.
I have not been doing my homework.

REMEMBER
have not      haven't
has not        hasn't

Yes / No questions


HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

Have you been doing your homework? ( Has estado haciendo tu tarea?)
- Yes, I have
- No, I haven't

Has she been playing video games all the afternoon?
- Yes, she has.
- No, she hasn't

Information questions

we need question words.

QUESTION WORD + HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + ING FORM +COMPLEMENT

What has she been doing lately? ( que ha estado haciendo ella ultimamente?)
- She has been working hard.

Who has been singing all night?  (quien ha estado cantando toda la noche?)
- Mathew has been singing all night.

What have they been looking for? (que han estado buscando ellos?)
- They have been looking for a new car.


REMEMBER 
an "ING FORM" is a verb+ING. The Ing indicates action.(La forma ING, solo es el verbo + ing al final, el ING nos indica acción)

work    working (trabajando)
play      playing  (jugando)
dance   dancing (bailando)


MORE EXERCISES...............

in this exercise you have to choose between the simple past, the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. ( aqui tienes que elegir entre el simple present, el present perfect o el present continuous)











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